I. 1 THE PARTIES The Applicant, Mr. Amiri Ramadhani (herein-after referred to as the "Applicant,,) is a national of the United Republic of Tanzania who is serving a thirty (30) year sentence in Ukonga central prison in Dar es salaam for armed robbery, attempted suicide and for inflicting grievious bodily harm on his person. 2 against the United Republic of Tanzania (herein-after referred to as the "Respondent State") which became a Party to the African The Application is filed Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (herein-after referred to as the',Charter,,) on21 October 1986, and to the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (herein-after referred to as the "Protocol") on 10 February 2006. Furthermore, the Respondent State on 29 March 2010, deposited the Declaration prescribed in Article 34 (6) of the Protocol accepting the jurisdiction of the Court. II. A. 3 SUBJECT OF THE APPLICATION Facts of the matter The Applicant alleges that he was charged on 2 March l gg8 with the offence of robbery of a vehicle, attempted suicide and inflicting serious bodily harm on his person in Criminal Case No. 199/98 before the Arusha District Court;On 25 August 1999, the Applicant was convicted and sentenced to thirty (30) years, imprisonment for armed robbery, an offense punishable under Sections 2g5 and 286 of the Penal Code, Chapter 16 of the Laws of Tanzania; 7 years for attempted suicide under Section 217 of the same Code; and 2 years for causing grevious bodily harm under Section 225 of this Code.. 4 on 28 August, 1999, the Applicant appealed the Judgment rendered by the Arusha District Court before the High Court of Tanzania in Criminal Case No. 6412000 and on 22 september, 2005, the High court upheld the 30 years imprisonment sentence set aside the 7 years imprisonment sentence for attempted suicide by reducing the same to 2 years, and dismissed all the other P counts. 4 2 @___ g